A second man on seven arson charges including torching three vehicles on a night when tyres of parked vehicles around Whangarei were slashed can now be named.
Wesley Ian Thomas Hodgkinson, 26, of Kensington, appeared in Whangārei District Court on Saturday which followed the appearance of 28-year-old Derek James Lynn, who he is jointly charged with.
Both men were remanded in custody and will appear again on August 20.
It's likely the duo will face at least another hundred charges relating to the tyre slashing spree when they next appear in court.
Police are working their way through more than 100 complaints of vehicles, including trucks, which had tyres slashed or were set alight during a crime spree in June this year.
One owner who had their car torched on June 23 said the arrests were a relief.